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Company Develops Technology To Enable Microgravity-Based Life Sciences Research

The Bionetics Corporation, a diversified engineering and applied sciences company, is set to become the newest tenant of the Space Life Sciences Laboratory (SLSL) at the Kennedy Space Center, according to Space Florida, the state’s aerospace development organization and spaceport authority.

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Helo Originally Configured For Offshore Oil Transport Missions

Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) has been tapped to perform the first post-delivery Search and Rescue (SAR) modifications to Brunei Shell's Sikorsky S-92 helicopter. Originally configured for offshore oil missions, the aircraft will undergo a comprehensive conversion to a SAR configuration to serve customers in Borneo and the surrounding Southeast Asia region.

Certificate Held By Precision Conversions Of Portland, OR

The FAA has granted an STC (Supplemental Type Certificate #ST02278SE) to Portland, OR,-based Precision Conversions for its 757-200PCC Combi variant. The Combi configuration includes 10 full cargo positions and seating for 54 passengers along with full galley and lavatory facilities. This is also the first certified 757-200 Combi in the world to include winglets.

Said He Experienced A Fuel Problem With The Airplane

A pilot on a local flight that originated at Chilton County, AL, airport (02A) executed a safe emergency landing on U.S. Highway 31 in Clanton, AL, Wednesday. The pilot said he experienced an engine problem with his aircraft, the make and model of which were not specified but which was described as an ultralight.

Elected Officials, Workers, Residents, Clergy Urge Port Authority To Require Airport Contractors To Give Workers Decent Wages And Benefits As Taxpayer-Subsidized JFK Expands

Elected officials, clergy and Southeast Queens residents have called for community input and fair treatment of sub-contracted workers as JFK Airport expands and Delta Airlines renovates a major terminal.

Florida's Melbourne International Airport Welcomes Aviation Maintenance Company MidairUSA

Melbourne International Airport (KMLB) on Florida’s Space Coast, has added MidairUSA’s Maintenance and Engineering complex to its aviation cluster of companies. MidairUSA, which brings a significant maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) presence to the airport’s aviation and aerospace base, plans to build hangar facilities designed to retrofit Boeing 747 airplanes.

$10.7M New Funding Advances Mission To Provide A Universal Platform For The Safe, Reliable Operation Of Drones For Commercial Use

Airware, creators of a universal development platform for commercial drones, has secured a $10.7 million Series A round of financing. The funding will enable Airware to meet increasing customer demand in the rapidly growing global market of commercially-operated drones. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz with Google Ventures also participating.

Precision Targeting Capability Developed By NGC

The Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) designed by Northrop Grumman Corporation for the F-16 fighter aircraft recently demonstrated its autonomous, all-environment precision targeting capability, which will enhance the aircraft's mission capabilities.